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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Having a few friends with that delightful Aussie accent, it is interesting to hear this analysis of where it came from. I have spent a fair amount of time in the southern states here in the US, and I find many languages very interesting, but I've never seen it being traced back like this. A very interesting read.

Paul "Crocodile Dundee" Hogan

The distinctive Australian accent is the
result of a "drunken slur" caused by the heavy drinking of the early
settlers, according to a communication expert from the country. In an impassioned call for Australian
schools to teach verbal expression and delivery, Dean Frenkel, a public
speaking and communication lecturer at Melbourne's Victoria University, said
"drunken Aussie-speak" was formed generations ago but has continued
to be passed on to children by sober parents.

"The Australian alphabet cocktail was
spiked by alcohol," he wrote in The Age.
"Our forefathers regularly got drunk together and through their
frequent interactions unknowingly added an alcoholic slur to our national
speech patterns. Aussie-speak developed in the early days of colonial
settlement from a cocktail of English, Irish, Aboriginal and German - before
another mystery influence was slipped into the mix."

Paul Hogan Crocodile Dundee Mate, what did
ya say? Mr. Frenkel said poor
communication was "not related to class" but was evident among all
sectors of Australian society. "The
average Australian speaks to just two thirds capacity - with one third of our
articulator muscles always sedentary as if lying on the couch; and that's just
concerning articulation," he wrote.
"Missing consonants can include missing 't's (impordant), 'l's
(Austraya) and 's's (yesh), while many of our vowels are lazily transformed
into other vowels, especially 'a's to 'e's (stending) and 'i's (New South
Wyles), and 'i's to 'oi's (noight)."

Most experts believe the Australian accent
- known for its flat tone, nasality and elision of syllables - developed from
the mix of dialects found in the early colony, whose residents included
convicts and settlers from across Britain and Ireland. Various myths have
arisen to try to explain certain features of the Australian drawl, including
the claim that Australians mumble to avoid swallowing flies.

This article has more about the accent at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11957994/Gday-mate-Lazy-Australian-accent-caused-by-alcoholic-slur-of-heavy-drinking-early-settlers.html

Mel Gibson

I find it interesting that many of the native Australians, especially the actors generally lack that colorful dialect that is so appealing to most of us around the world. Mel Gibson is a good example of an Australian who does not seem to have a strong accent of any kind. where Paul Hogan's accent you can cut with a knife. Please don't loose this wonderful and colorful dialect, especially the ladies, it is really appealing. ;o)